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Meaning of Deathwatch | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈdɛθwɒtʃ

Definitions

  1. A vigil beside a dying person
  2. One who guards a condemned person before execution.
  3. A deathwatch beetle.

Equivalents

العربية سوس الخشب (خنفساء)
Deutsch Totenwache
Suomi puunkaivaja ruumiinvalvojaiset valvojaiset
Galego couza
Русский бо́дрствование у постели умирающего дежу́рство у постели умершего кни́жная вошь точильщик пёстрый

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

deathwatch beetle deathwish Deaton Deats deattenuation deattribution

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